minOf() : Find Minimum Property Value

Summary

Find the minimum (smallest) value of a specific numeric property across all items in a collection.

Signature

minOf(collection, propertyName)

Parameters

Returns

Type: Number

The smallest value of the specified property. Returns null for empty collections.

Examples

Lowest Price

<p>Lowest price: $</p>

Data:

doc.Params["model"] = new {
    products = new[] {
        new { name = "Widget A", price = 15.50 },
        new { name = "Widget B", price = 22.00 },
        new { name = "Widget C", price = 8.75 }
    }
};

Output:

<p>Lowest price: $8.75</p>

Inventory Low Stock Alert

<h3>Inventory Status</h3>
<p>Lowest stock level:  units</p>

  <p style="color: red;">Warning: Low stock detected!</p>

Data:

doc.Params["model"] = new {
    inventory = new[] {
        new { sku = "A001", quantity = 45 },
        new { sku = "A002", quantity = 5 },
        new { sku = "A003", quantity = 32 }
    }
};

Output:

<h3>Inventory Status</h3>
<p>Lowest stock level: 5 units</p>
<p style="color: red;">Warning: Low stock detected!</p>

Performance Metrics

<h3>API Performance</h3>
<p>Fastest response: ms</p>
<p>Slowest response: ms</p>
<p>Average response: ms</p>

Data:

doc.Params["model"] = new {
    requests = new[] {
        new { endpoint = "/api/users", responseTime = 250 },
        new { endpoint = "/api/orders", responseTime = 180 },
        new { endpoint = "/api/products", responseTime = 320 }
    }
};

Output:

<h3>API Performance</h3>
<p>Fastest response: 180ms</p>
<p>Slowest response: 320ms</p>
<p>Average response: 250ms</p>

Age Range

<p>Age range:  -  years</p>

Data:

doc.Params["model"] = new {
    participants = new[] {
        new { name = "Alice", age = 28 },
        new { name = "Bob", age = 35 },
        new { name = "Charlie", age = 22 },
        new { name = "Diana", age = 41 }
    }
};

Output:

<p>Age range: 22 - 41 years</p>

Notes

• Returns null for empty or null collections
• Property must exist on all items and be numeric
• More concise than min(collect(collection, 'property'))
• Case-sensitive property names
• Useful for:
  • Finding lowest prices
  • Identifying minimum stock levels
  • Performance analysis
  • Age/date ranges
  • Quality thresholds
• For simple numeric arrays, use min() instead
• For finding the item with minimum value (not just the value), use sortBy() and access first item

See Also

• min Function
• maxOf Function
• averageOf Function
• collect Function